john oconnor
let’s talk

let’s talk

He is inviting you today: “Come now, let us talk this over.”

the measure

the measure

there was a great mid-Lent relief, a lightening-up, when it came to St. Patrick’s day.

from the hilltop

from the hilltop

it is a liberation from the burden of everyday life, a breathing in of the pure air of creation

just be perfect

just be perfect

let’s take a look at what Jesus means (and doesn’t mean) by perfection.

grateful

grateful

I need to meet Jesus, not in the then and there but in the here and now

A.S.K.

A.S.K.

If I like to be asked, then perhaps God likes to be asked as well?

signing

signing

Yesterday morning I was with nine others at a FFF cafe gathering.

our father

our father

let’s grow to appreciate at a deeper level the beauty of these two words

hopeful pilgrims

hopeful pilgrims

the real life of a pilgrim is to let Jesus encounter each of us every day in the midst of our circumstances

tempted or attracted

tempted or attracted

Temptation is a flaw in our logic causing us to think that we need more than we really need

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made over to God

made over to God

Living lightly has become something of a motto for me, but I am a beginner.

my mind

my mind

The uniqueness of my own mind with it’s original perspective and freedom hardly stands a chance

grounded in God

grounded in God

Mary’s certainty was grounded not in human evidence but in divine relationship.

expectations

expectations

My expectations are most often projections of my own fears.

the story

the story

I know some great storytellers and could listen to some of them for hours.